Adkins, meanwhile, referred to the headliner as "Ol' Stupid " a name Shelton did not exactly disown with a couple of Saturday's song selections ("Honey Bee" and "Boys 'Round Here").īecause of stormy mid-afternoon weather, Southern classic-rockers 38 Special - the third-best-known act on Saturday's lineup (at least to folks older than 58) - did not get to perform. "The reason I drove all the way up here to play is because I thought you people deserved a lot better than Trace Adkins," Shelton cracked. Shelton also was joined by his opener and pal Trace Adkins for two songs earlier in the set, despite each taking jabs when the other was off stage.
Things didn't exactly peter out, but attendees who left after that to beat traffic - worsened by road construction near Canterbury - definitely saw the best parts. "You're welcome, Minnesota," her husband said after she left the stage, then self-deprecatingly deadpanned: "Now comes the part of the show where Gwen's finished and I'm still up here." The title of that latter song certainly rang true given that the California singer had traveled to a horse track in Shakopee to be with Shelton on Saturday. The former No Doubt singer and Shelton's co-star on "The Voice" came out to the tune of her old band's 1995 hit "Don't Speak." She stuck around for two of her and Shelton's recent, romantic duets, "Nobody But You" and "Happy Anywhere." Many of the 15,000 fans reacted as if they had won the Pick Six bet at the horse track that once again hosted the ambitious music festival. Gwen Stefani trotted out halfway through her husband Blake Shelton's headlining set Saturday night, and at last it felt like the concert was off to the races. How ironic, then, that the person who wound up stealing the show at the three-day festival this year was a woman. Go ahead and tune in to the clip below to watch Shelton’s completely spontaneous reaction to Adkins singing “You’re Gonna Miss This.After more diverse outings in its first two years, Twin Cities Summer Jam turned to a nearly all-male, all-country-music lineup for its third annual run at Canterbury Park in Shakopee this past weekend. It was quite touching to see such a genuine reaction from Shelton…goes to show just how much respect he has for Adkins. Shelton’s excitement over Adkins’ performance somehow made the song even more emotional than it already is. Even though he wasn’t singing right into the microphone, you could see that Shelton was still singing loud and proud at Adkins’ side. It’s clear that he was overjoyed to hear Adkins sing “You’re Gonna Miss This,” and he couldn’t help but sing along as well. Suddenly, Adkins begins singing his emotional hit “You’re Gonna Miss This,” and Shelton’s reaction was everything.Īs soon as Adkins started singing, Shelton began clapping, and it was impossible for him to hide the grin on his face. The clip shows Adkins and Shelton seated next to one another on stage, each with a guitar in hand. One fan-captured clip proves just how much admiration Shelton holds for his friend and mentor.
But even though the two have been spending even more time together lately than usual, Shelton is still just as mesmerized by Adkins as he was years ago. In addition to touring with Shelton, Adkins is serving as his team advisor on The Voice this season. Since the fans always seem to enjoy watching them together, Shelton thought it made perfect sense to bring Adkins along this year on his Country Music Freaks tour. To this day, Shelton and Adkins will surprise each other’s fans by showing up to their concerts for surprise duets on the song. Years after Shelton hit it big, he brought Adkins on as a featured vocalist on a rowdy track titled “Hillbilly Bone.” The song was a smash hit, as it reached the top spot on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and the 40th spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Looking back, I am so glad that he was around for me.” He was about the only guy I would listen to because I was intimidated by him. “ He was always that guy for me who would set me down and say, ‘Listen,’ and he would get on to me about stuff,” Shelton said “ Especially because back in the day, I was way worse than I am now.
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